Steve Waggott

[KentExile]

12 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

any more news on Waggott's replacement and how close are we to appointment? 

I assume that they are trying to negotiate for someone who doesn't mind being controlled by an unseen hand.  My money is on this guy

 

Although he does have some stiff competition

Edited September 7 by KentExile

[Mike Graham]

I always assumed it was at the end of his notice period.  I guess at his level he was on 6 months notice rather than 3.

[wilsdenrover]

23 minutes ago, Mike Graham said:

I always assumed it was at the end of his notice period.  I guess at his level he was on 6 months notice rather than 3.

We shouldn’t have to guess, they should have been clearer.

[KentExile]

27 minutes ago, Mike Graham said:

I always assumed it was at the end of his notice period.  I guess at his level he was on 6 months notice rather than 3.

Which of course would make sense

But if that is the case, then they should have said when.  

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/may/22/club-statement--steve-waggott/

And also, if he wasn't working his notice period, then who would be performing his role whilst he is on gardening leave

As ever, communication & clarity from the club is 4th rate at best

Edited September 7 by KentExile

[philipl]

Heard it was a woman whom would probably have been a very popular appointment but the RG neurotoxins maywell have killed the notion.

[Tomphil2]

Rude boi and friend ain't having no woman telling em what's what !

[Mike Graham]

Apparently SW is on gardening leave until well into 2026.  He must have been on 12 months notice.

[Tomphil2]

So that's another 400k he'll be getting for doing nothing then.

This club is beyond repair.

[JHRover]

Just a ridiculous football club, it really is beyond laughable.

So whatever Waggott was doing in return for his hefty salary he hasn't been doing since May, someone else down there has been picking up the slack, we haven't replaced him with any senior management appointment, yet he continues on the payroll for up to a year afterwards and remains appointed as a Club director at Companies House today (one of four directors, the others being Coar, Babu and Rao.

In other news at least they've got around to removing David Lowe from the coaching staff website. They haven't had the decency to communicate his departure or to wish him well for the future but have at least updated the 'who's who' section of the website. 

I wonder if the most powerful man at the Club knows he's gone yet?

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There has to be some underlying "well fk the fans for calling us all names and protesting and this that n the other" there has to be a grudge of some sort surely

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[SIMON GARNERS 194]

1 hour ago, Mike Graham said:

Apparently SW is on gardening leave until well into 2026.  He must have been on 12 months notice.

Sickening,the man may even be on full pay!

[StHelensRover]

It probably wasn't helped by some of our moronic fans chanting about killing him regularly at home games. I'm sure no one was seriously intending to do him any physical harm, but it's just a really brainless thing to sing anyway, for several reasons. 

He was probably able to say "I think I should step back due to threats to my safety and wellbeing". Resulting in him getting a year's salary on gardening leave. 

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Sickening,the man may even be on full pay!

For a Club who's skint, we do like throwing what money we do have away dont we?

How much money are we incinerating on Waggott and Baradji this season I wonder. That was shortly after Waggott bringing Dennis in on loan.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Make no mistake,he'll be on holiday somwhere like the South of France laughing his bollox off as the coin rolls in.

Great if you can get the gig eh.

[Tom]

4 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Sickening,the man may even be on full pay!

If it is gardening leave he will be on full pay and bonus eligible!

[DeeCee]

Another indirect cost that the bean counters have included, no place for positive spend to the betterment of the playing squad. 

As expected.

[Tomphil2]

33 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Another indirect cost that the bean counters have included, no place for positive spend to the betterment of the playing squad. 

As expected.

But they won't cut ST prices to boost the most important element of a football club, crowds.

Suhail was crying over the leccy bill going up and they've unsubscribed Sky sports from the official club bar.

But ...there you go Steve you get yourself off home and we'll pay you for 18 months to keep your trap shut !

[Mattyblue]

If you keep your trap shut you get rewarded for a substantial amount of time… look no further than the fella in the dugout for proof of that.